Christmas Card on Turkey Day

 My back is better! Yay!! Sooooo I'm back at it! Before I began work in the kitchen today, I made another Christmas Card. This is a Z fold using the Sparkle of the Season bundle and the Painted Prints DSP.

Stamps	Sparkle of the Season
Card Stock	Evening Evergreen, Cherry Cobbler, Basic White, Painted Christmas DSP
Ink	Cherry Cobbler, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent
Tools	Seasonal Swirls Dies

All measurements in inches

1. Card Base: Evening Evergreen 4-1/4: x 11” scored at 5-1/2 and 2-3/4
   folded as shown

2. Designer Series Paper: 3-1/4 x 2-1/4 for front and 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 for inside

3. Basic White:                   4 x 5-1/4 for inside

• 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 on Cherry Cobbler front flap

• 2-1/2 x 4 front of card base

• 1/2 x 3-1/2 for greeting

4. Cherry Cobbler: 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 for front flap

5. Use the holly wreath die to cut out one from Evening Evergreen and one from Soft Succulent both 4 x 4

6. Diecut cherry cobbler holly berries

7. Stamp “Merry Christmas” with Cherry Cobbler ink onto the Basic White strip.  Flag the ends or cut one end on an angle. 

8. Lay the Evening Evergreen card base horizontally with the two scores to the left hand side.

9. Adhere the 4 x 5-1/4 piece of Basic White cardstock to the right side of the Evening Evergreen card base, the side with no scoring. 

10. Adhere the 3-3/4 x 2-3/4 piece of DSP to the far right of the basic white inside

11. Layer the piece of 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 Basic White onto the Cherry Cobbler for the front flap.

12. Layer the 2-1/4 x 3-3/4 DSP onto the 2-1/2 x 4 Basic White for the left side of Evening Evergreen card base front. The score line/fold should be next to this

13. Using adhesive on only the left hand side of the Cherry Cobbler piece, adhere to the very front of the card when it is folded as shown.

14. Layer both wreaths on top of each other & adhere to the left side of the front. 

15. Use Stampin’ dimensionals to adhere the Merry Christmas banner

16. Add the diecut holly berries with glue.

Stamping Class Fun

 Stamping Class yesterday was so much fun! It's always more fun to stamp with friends. Here are the cards we made.

Stamps	Sparkle of the Season
Card Stock	Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Gray Granite, In Good Taste DSP
Ink	Gray Granite, Versamark, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry
Embellishments	Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack, Gold Enamel Dots, Gold Emboss Powder
Tools	Seasonal Swirls Dies, Brick & Mortar EF, Tasteful Labels Die, Heat Tool

Stamps	Plentiful Plants
Card Stock	Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pale Papaya
Ink	Pale Papaya, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Succulent, Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends Bronze
Embellishments	Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Perfect Plants Dies, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, 2-1/2” 2-1/2” Circle Punch,

Stamps	Quiet Meadow
Paper	Soft Seafoam, Mossy Meadow, Basic White, Vellum
Ink	Mossy Meadow, Soft Seafoam
Embellishments	Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Meadow Dies

Sneak Peek at the NEW July - December Catalog

 Have y'all seen all the Christmas stuff in the craft stores already? This card is pretty much a CASE from the new catalog. The stamp set is called Sparkle of the Season, and of course it has coordinating dies! I chose this set because it's pretty and because it's so versatile. Look closely at the images on the index I created. There are things to decorate the wreaths for Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the stars... I'm thinking even the 4th of July. There are three different wreath diecuts and one wreath stamp. The stamp set offers a nice selection of sentiments for the holidays.

This is an index of the stamps and dies in this bundle.